Dr. Kristin Sinclair
@ksinclair04.bsky.social
Asst Teaching Prof in Education Advocacy & Policy at Georgetown | DC | place & community-based education, youth activism, police-free schools | I like to read & consume delicious things | "Where life is precious, life is precious" - Ruth Wilson Gilmore
I used to post pictures of books I’m reading & accompanying treats on the🐦 app, but lately that’s felt trite and silly. And, I decided this morning to start sharing again bc this is (some of what) brings me joy, grounds, and focuses me in dark times. And, maybe someone else will enjoy my book recs 😂
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I used to post pictures of books I’m reading & accompanying treats on the🐦 app, but lately that’s felt trite and silly. And, I decided this morning to start sharing again bc this is (some of what) brings me joy, grounds, and focuses me in dark times. And, maybe someone else will enjoy my book recs 😂
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From the Conference Planning Team: It is with a heavy heart that we share our condolences for the passing of Dr. Jillian Carter Ford, a beloved member of the CUFA community and of the 2025 CUFA Planning Team...
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
From the Conference Planning Team: It is with a heavy heart that we share our condolences for the passing of Dr. Jillian Carter Ford, a beloved member of the CUFA community and of the 2025 CUFA Planning Team...
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I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
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sharing some photos from yesterday’s incredible teach-in in dc. such a privilege to organize with @natedimeo.bsky.social, @jodyavirgan.com, and @kcarterjackson.bsky.social. Pictured: early morning brilliance from @jpygold.bsky.social, @joshuablevin.bsky.social & @elyssafeder.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
sharing some photos from yesterday’s incredible teach-in in dc. such a privilege to organize with @natedimeo.bsky.social, @jodyavirgan.com, and @kcarterjackson.bsky.social. Pictured: early morning brilliance from @jpygold.bsky.social, @joshuablevin.bsky.social & @elyssafeder.bsky.social
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Residents and activists have been pushing the council to do oversight on what MPD is doing with ICE. While nothing with police has been scheduled, tomorrow @brianneknadeau.bsky.social is holding a roundtable on human rights violations during the federal takeover: 51st.news/mpd-dc-polic...
Questions remain about MPD’s work with ICE. Activists want lawmakers to step in
They say the D.C. Council should publicly question MPD about cooperation on immigration enforcement.
51st.news
October 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Residents and activists have been pushing the council to do oversight on what MPD is doing with ICE. While nothing with police has been scheduled, tomorrow @brianneknadeau.bsky.social is holding a roundtable on human rights violations during the federal takeover: 51st.news/mpd-dc-polic...
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Wrote for @thenation.com about how we're all gonna drown in hot oceans because we are air conditioning slop bots 💫
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How.
It’s not hostile super robots you should worry about—it’s the heat they’ll generate.
www.thenation.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Wrote for @thenation.com about how we're all gonna drown in hot oceans because we are air conditioning slop bots 💫
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
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MW correctly reading the room
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
MW correctly reading the room
No, my friends, this is not an @theonion.com headline 😩
“The microschool will also serve as a beachhead for artificial intelligence-based instruction, says Parker, the superintendent, noting that with two instructors for 26 students they will need to rely on Khanmigo’s AI tutor for tailored instruction.”
At This Rural Microschool, Students Will Study With AI and Run an Airbnb - EdSurge News
A rural district in North Carolina is putting its hopes in a new microschool where students operate an Airbnb and study through AI-powered lessons.
www.edsurge.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
No, my friends, this is not an @theonion.com headline 😩
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How Congress Plans to Undermine D.C.’s Home Rule: A Story in Thirteen Bills
Last week, House Republicans, which is to say, fascists, unveiled a set of fourteen proposed bills to further deny the residents of the mainland colony democracy. One of the bills, H.R. 2693, the District of Columbia…
Last week, House Republicans, which is to say, fascists, unveiled a set of fourteen proposed bills to further deny the residents of the mainland colony democracy. One of the bills, H.R. 2693, the District of Columbia…
How Congress Plans to Undermine D.C.’s Home Rule: A Story in Thirteen Bills
Last week, House Republicans, which is to say, fascists, unveiled a set of fourteen proposed bills to further deny the residents of the mainland colony democracy. One of the bills, H.R. 2693, the District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act, is fine: because the mainland colony must have its budget approved by Congress, it needs to send its legislation to Congress.
mikethemadbiologist.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
How Congress Plans to Undermine D.C.’s Home Rule: A Story in Thirteen Bills
Last week, House Republicans, which is to say, fascists, unveiled a set of fourteen proposed bills to further deny the residents of the mainland colony democracy. One of the bills, H.R. 2693, the District of Columbia…
Last week, House Republicans, which is to say, fascists, unveiled a set of fourteen proposed bills to further deny the residents of the mainland colony democracy. One of the bills, H.R. 2693, the District of Columbia…
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The CUFA 2025 Program Committee @kellyreneeallen.bsky.social @jjcarterford.bsky.social @drtmp.bsky.social and I & CUFA chair @drhawkman.bsky.social have been hard at work putting together a 🔥 program. Can't wait to welcome you to Washington, DC., my (beautiful, wonderful, vibrant) city ❤️ #CUFA2025
Hi all! The @cufancss.bsky.social 2025 program is LIVE. Check it out below. See you in DC!
sites.google.com/view/cufa202...
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CUFA 2025 - Program
Program
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September 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The CUFA 2025 Program Committee @kellyreneeallen.bsky.social @jjcarterford.bsky.social @drtmp.bsky.social and I & CUFA chair @drhawkman.bsky.social have been hard at work putting together a 🔥 program. Can't wait to welcome you to Washington, DC., my (beautiful, wonderful, vibrant) city ❤️ #CUFA2025
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The Supreme Court bans affirmative action in university admissions but is okay with racial profiling on American streets. That pretty much sums up white supremacy--heads I win, tails you lose, all legal.
September 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Supreme Court bans affirmative action in university admissions but is okay with racial profiling on American streets. That pretty much sums up white supremacy--heads I win, tails you lose, all legal.
The CUFA 2025 Program Committee @kellyreneeallen.bsky.social @jjcarterford.bsky.social @drtmp.bsky.social and I & CUFA chair @drhawkman.bsky.social have been hard at work putting together a 🔥 program. Can't wait to welcome you to Washington, DC., my (beautiful, wonderful, vibrant) city ❤️ #CUFA2025
Hi all! The @cufancss.bsky.social 2025 program is LIVE. Check it out below. See you in DC!
sites.google.com/view/cufa202...
sites.google.com/view/cufa202...
CUFA 2025 - Program
Program
sites.google.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The CUFA 2025 Program Committee @kellyreneeallen.bsky.social @jjcarterford.bsky.social @drtmp.bsky.social and I & CUFA chair @drhawkman.bsky.social have been hard at work putting together a 🔥 program. Can't wait to welcome you to Washington, DC., my (beautiful, wonderful, vibrant) city ❤️ #CUFA2025
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ICE and fed police at Coolidge football game
August 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
ICE and fed police at Coolidge football game
I will happily pay more taxes to make sure people have food, shelter, education, health care, etc. Happily! Take my money! Instead, our tax dollars are going to fund this monstrous enterprise. 😡
The so-called big beautiful bill — now signed into law — will create a deportation-industrial complex like this country has never seen, allocating $175 billion over the next 4 years with the goal of deporting 1 million immigrants each year. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... 1/14
Budget Bill Massively Increases Funding for Immigration Detention
The influx of money comes as the administration is resisting congressional oversight of conditions at ICE facilities.
www.brennancenter.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I will happily pay more taxes to make sure people have food, shelter, education, health care, etc. Happily! Take my money! Instead, our tax dollars are going to fund this monstrous enterprise. 😡
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1. End enforcement of rules to promote equity in education
2. End research that highlights inequities in education
3. Create a precarious workforce to fill the jobs they're taking from immigrants that someone must still do when most jobs gets AI-ed
4. Create a ready audience for propaganda campaigns
2. End research that highlights inequities in education
3. Create a precarious workforce to fill the jobs they're taking from immigrants that someone must still do when most jobs gets AI-ed
4. Create a ready audience for propaganda campaigns
What is their end goal by dismantling the department of education?
July 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
1. End enforcement of rules to promote equity in education
2. End research that highlights inequities in education
3. Create a precarious workforce to fill the jobs they're taking from immigrants that someone must still do when most jobs gets AI-ed
4. Create a ready audience for propaganda campaigns
2. End research that highlights inequities in education
3. Create a precarious workforce to fill the jobs they're taking from immigrants that someone must still do when most jobs gets AI-ed
4. Create a ready audience for propaganda campaigns
Friday morning with @elizabethkai.bsky.social’s classic “From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime,” and a guava rose cruffin (?!?) from Lost Sock Coffee in Takoma. Trying to actually *finish* some of the books I’ve started this year. (Also, incredibly relevant piece of history).
June 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Friday morning with @elizabethkai.bsky.social’s classic “From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime,” and a guava rose cruffin (?!?) from Lost Sock Coffee in Takoma. Trying to actually *finish* some of the books I’ve started this year. (Also, incredibly relevant piece of history).
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None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested
Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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more evidence to support my hard line stance that AI is
May 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
more evidence to support my hard line stance that AI is
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Yes - people are and should be afraid. Sure - get out information. But are you? It's been painful silence and inaction from elected officials.
Q: "The backbone of our community is immigrants. Can the city make it more clear what rights people have when ICE comes?"
"Children are afraid."
Bowser: "This is Donald Trump's America. They should be afraid. The DC government cannot stop ICE."
"Children are afraid."
Bowser: "This is Donald Trump's America. They should be afraid. The DC government cannot stop ICE."
May 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Yes - people are and should be afraid. Sure - get out information. But are you? It's been painful silence and inaction from elected officials.
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If you are using chat bots, this is what you are choosing.
'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
www.politico.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
If you are using chat bots, this is what you are choosing.
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
I couldn't miss #indiebookstoreday just bc I was in Denver for #AERA25! I went to the Shop at MATTER and LOVED it - incredibly friendly staff, impeccable vibes, and impressive selection. I picked up @roxanegay.bsky.social's feminist reader, Anarchism and the Black Revolution, & a kid's book for M.
April 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I couldn't miss #indiebookstoreday just bc I was in Denver for #AERA25! I went to the Shop at MATTER and LOVED it - incredibly friendly staff, impeccable vibes, and impressive selection. I picked up @roxanegay.bsky.social's feminist reader, Anarchism and the Black Revolution, & a kid's book for M.
Come see @anbutler5.bsky.social & I alongside our amazing research assistants @kadenmiller.bsky.social & Kearsetyn Bargeron. We're presenting on our DC study, specifically about teacher advocacy and activism in district & city-level education policy decision making. Sat, 3:20, Meeting Room 302. ⬇️
April 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Come see @anbutler5.bsky.social & I alongside our amazing research assistants @kadenmiller.bsky.social & Kearsetyn Bargeron. We're presenting on our DC study, specifically about teacher advocacy and activism in district & city-level education policy decision making. Sat, 3:20, Meeting Room 302. ⬇️
Starting off #AERA25 with a great session on school gentrification research. @anbutler5.bsky.social presents her and Jasmine Alvarado’s research agenda for school gentrification. Key recommendations for extending and growing this research!
April 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Starting off #AERA25 with a great session on school gentrification research. @anbutler5.bsky.social presents her and Jasmine Alvarado’s research agenda for school gentrification. Key recommendations for extending and growing this research!
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Welcome to Denver #aerassr #aera2025! Our SIG starts off the conference with some great sessions tomorrow (Weds!), including two amazing roundtables & an all-star symposium titled "Critical Inquiry in Social Studies Education: Clarifying Directions for Research and Practice." See below for details!
April 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM